The “Occupy Wall Street” demonstration that’s been catching on across the country in recent weeks is just days away from the introduction of the Fort Lauderdale movement.Saturday, October 8 is the inaugural date of Occupy Fort Lauderdale, as protesters will gather outside the Broward Main Public Library at 6 p.m.”Let’s…
A couple weeks ago, Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rating reached an all-time high of 37 percent.Since his approval rating has hovered between hemorrhoids and a ham sandwich for the past few months, it’s been hard to actually compare his ratings to another human being.However, we found that not only did…
An investment company alleging TD Bank committed multiple crimes throughout Scott Rothstein’s billion-dollar Ponzi scheme is requesting that three of the four recently sentenced Rothstein cohorts testify at a civil trial.Coquina investments, which claims it lost $37.7 million in Rothstein’s scheme, is requesting that William Corte, Curtis Renie, and Stephen…
Fort Lauderdale resident Brian Clancy had terrible timing when he allegedly started chatting up a 15-year-old boy on the internet.When the parents of a 13-year-old kid called the cops claiming an adult was trying to have sex with their child, the Palm Beach County Sexual Predator Enforcement Unit got involved.According…
The long-anticipated Casey Anthony jailhouse video — which was deemed too “inflammatory” to be released before her trial was over — has finally been released by the Orange County State Attorney’s Office.Now, this highly controversial tape shows Anthony hearing reports that the remains of her daughter, Caylee, had been found…
Florida’s bestiality ban wasn’t the only law that went into effect Saturday that’s of concern to current and future sex offenders — the law lessening the penalties for kids caught sexting with other youngsters is also now on the books.The old law stated that if you’re a minor in possession…
The Broward State Attorney’s Office announced yesterday that Manny Ramirez — former World Series MVP and MLB drug-test failure extraordinaire — has been formally charged with domestic violence in the alleged September smacking of his wife.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Ramirez’s wife called the cops around 4:30 p.m. on…
Apparently when you run a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, it takes more than a year-and-a-half to auction off all of your crap.More of Scott Rothstein’s loot will be up for auction in Boca Raton starting October 6, and for the first time, his wife Kim Rothstein’s former belongings will be part…
Thanks to the Broward County Commission, youngsters under the age of 18 now have to get permission from Mom or Dad to buy a “smoking device.”All hope is not lost for the young potheads of Broward — the commission didn’t ban kids from buying apples.The ordinance, sponsored by Commissioner Kristin…
Manuel Valle was executed by the State of Florida at 7:14 p.m. Wednesday after the many appeals filed on his behalf were denied.Just before the execution was scheduled to take place at 4 p.m., the U.S. Supreme Court delayed it to briefly take a look at the case.A stay of…
Attention, Florida: Today is the last day to legally buck a bronco, hump a horse, grope a goat, or perform any other activities related to barnyard bangin’.Senate Bill 344, which bans “sexual contact” and “sexual conduct” with animals, goes into effect on Saturday.Unfortunately for animal sexers, several people have faced…
Rocco Grimaldi, drafted 33rd in this year’s NHL draft by the Florida Panthers, loves Jesus — there’s no doubt about that.As far as boobies go, Grimaldi would prefer the ladies keep those bad boys covered up. And he’s expressing his grievances on Twitter.Whereas Florida Marlins outfielder Logan Morrison uses Twitter…
Rosh Hashanah probably isn’t Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s favorite holiday. Aside from the fact that he’s not Jewish, he’ll also find out today that Florida Jews don’t want him to be president.Public Policy Polling released the second part of its survey of Florida voters today, finding that President Obama wouldn’t…
It seems like it’s been a while, but Rep. Allen West is back on the media circuit, this time declaring President Obama a “Marxist” and saying he’d “need a bucket” when Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s name was brought up.Yesterday, West was a guest of the Michael Berry Show on a…
Alberto Dorce was convicted this week on two counts of attempted robbery with a firearm while wearing a mask nearly a year after he tried to rob what’s either an incredibly badass or incredibly stubborn Delray Beach couple.Just after midnight on October 3, 2010, Dorce, 29, approached a newlywed couple…
Curtis Renie and William Corte, the information technology workers for Ponzi scheme mastermind Scott Rothstein’s law firm, were each sentenced to 37 months in prison yesterday.Renie and Corte, both 38 years old, pleaded guilty in June to a single count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and are the…
Francois Brown didn’t have an easy time getting access to the the South Regional Courthouse in Hollywood on Tuesday afternoon, especially after police say he put a box containing a loaded .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun and six other boxes of ammo — for a total of 133 bullets –…
South Florida cop killer Manuel Valle was executed by lethal injection inside the Florida State Prison at 7:14 p.m. today.Valle came within minutes of dying earlier in the day, before the U.S. Supreme Court halted the lethal injection for several hours before issuing this decision denying a stay of execution.The…
UPDATE: Valle was declared dead at 7:14 p.m.No thanks to the Miami Herald, everyone thinks South Florida cop killer Manuel Valle is dead.He’s not — yet.Department of Corrections spokeswoman Jo Ellyn Rackleff told the Pulp at 5:06 p.m. that Valle’s execution was delayed pending approval of the U.S. Supreme Court.The…
With this afternoon’s release of Public Policy Polling’s survey of Florida Republican voters, Florida became the first Southern state polled by the firm that didn’t select Texas Gov. Rick Perry as its front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination.Instead, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads the Florida field, based on the…
According to the Palm Beach State Attorney’s Office, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy Jose Claudio’s method of making money on the side was stealing thousands of dollars from a woman living in a West Palm Beach trailer park.An arrest narrative states that a property owner sent in a complaint to…
Richard Russo, a former teacher for the Palm Beach County School District, has been charged with grand theft and official misconduct after allegedly submitting payroll sheets while he was hospitalized with a serious illness, according to the Palm Beach State Attorney’s Office.A probable-cause affidavit states that Russo, 63, was assigned…
